Ethiopian-born cell phone king Mohamed “Mo” Ibrahim made headlines in 2006 when he announced an unusual $5 million prize honoring exemplary African leaders.

Ibrahim, 61, the former head of Celtel International, the Africa-based mobile octopus, is worth $2 billion (Forbes ranking: 334)and lives in the United Kingdom.

This year Patrice Motsepe, 47,became South Africa’s first black billionaire. The Soweto-born lawyer turned mining mogul is worth $1.3 billion and joined the ranks of South Africa’s diamond dynasty, the Oppenheimer family on the ritziest of rich lists.

So who’s the richest black person in the world? That honor goes to oil tycoon Mohammed Al Amoudi.

Though a citizen of Saudi Arabia, Al Amoudi, 63, is Ethiopian born and has amassed a net worth of $9 billion, making him the 43rd richest person on Forbes’ list, and as of right now, the richest black man in the universe (if only on paper).